The Pius X Thunderbolts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lincoln North Star Navigators at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pius X will be strutting in after a win while Lincoln North Star will be coming in after a defeat.
Pius X scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lincoln Northeast as Pius X made off with a 13-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Tanner Charf looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kai Vanis, who went 4-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Cooper Culhane was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Lincoln North Star had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Millard West on Saturday. Lincoln North Star has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lincoln North Star saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin McKillip, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jameson Lantz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for Pius X and bumps their season record up to 3-6. As for Lincoln North Star, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Pius X couldn't quite finish off Lincoln North Star in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Pius X, Kade Seip (who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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